5/9/24 Andrew Cockburn on the Neoconservatives and the Military-Industrial Complex

Scott is joined by Andrew Cockburn for a high-level discussion of the neoconservative movement and the military-industrial complex. They talk about an article Cockburn wrote on the emergence of neoconservatism, reflect on the origins of Iraq War I and utilize Cockburn’s years of studying the military-industrial complex to analyze where things stand with the war in Ukraine. Discussed on the show: “The Birth of the Neocons” (Spoils of War) Scott’s debate with Bill Kristol  Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices